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Patent GB-190823195-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Coin-freed Apparatus.
Inventor: WETHERLY ALBERT ROWDEN
Filed: 1908-10-30
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 23,195. Wetherly, A. R. Oct. 30. Sale apparatus for cold luncheons. The luncheons are arranged on papiermÔchÚ trays A supported in shelves a carried by endless chains b<2x>, b<6x>, the contents of the uppermost tray being visible through a glazed opening in the top of the machine. Actuating - mechanism ; delivery mechanism. - T h e operator first raises the topmost tray into position level with a delivery shelf F by depressing a handle C on a spindle d<8>, thereby rotating a ratchet b<2> on the spindle b<1> of the endless chains b<2x>, through a link d<7> and a member d<7x> which engages a lever B<2> carrying a driving-pawl B<1>, and thence the spindle b<4> of the endless chains b<6x> through gear b<7>, b<7x>, b<8>, b<8x>. The motion of the handle is limited by the.engagement of the arm D<3> with a fixed stop f. After prepayment the operator rotates the handle in the reverse direction, whereupon a pin c<4> on the arm D<3> tilts a pivoted lever c<5> so as to remove a catch c<3> from engagement with a projection c<3x> on a sliding cover-plate C', which then drops and exposes the topmost tray, pins c, Fig. 7, working in guides c'. As the rotation of the handle and spindle d<8> continue, a catch d<6>, Fig. 4, pivoted to the arm d<7> turns a pivoted U-shaped arm D' by engaging a pin d<6>, the hooked extremities D<2x> moving forward a plate D which delivers the topmost tray on to the shelf F. Brackets d' on the plate d carry rollers working along guide-rods D'. The handle C, when released, is returned by a spring f<4>, a hook f<2>, Fig. 7, carried by the arm d<7>, engaging a projection f<3> on a pivoted lever C<3>, which has a pin-and-slot connexion with the cover-plate C', which is then raised to the covering position, simultaneously raising a catch f<1> from the bar d' and a finger f <x> from the tray, which has just been delivered to the shelf F. Coin action.-The coin inserted in a shoot e<1>, Fig. 4, comes to rest in a trough in a pivoted lever E, Fig. 8, against a spring-pressed stop d<11>, and, when the handle C is raised, is engaged by a pin d<9> on the arm d<7>, thereby causing the lever E to turn on its pivot and remove a detent D<4>, Fig. 4, from a notch in the arm D<3>. Coin-discharging mechanism.-The stop d<11> is forced back, permitting the coin to escape through an aperture d<10x>. Fraud, preventing.-Reversal of the handle C before completion of the stroke in either direction is prevented by the engagement of a pawl h with two sets of oppositely-disposed teeth on a disk G on the spindle d<8>.
Patent GB-190900166-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Settees and Sofas Convertible into Beds.
Inventor: CROWTHER HARRY
IPC: A47C17/04
Filed: 1909-01-04
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 166. Crowther, H. Jan. 4. Bedsteads convertible into couches.-In a sofa or settee of the kind in which the seat is made in two parts which can be opened out to form a bed, the legs d by which the upper part is supported when open are hidden by, and serve as attachments for, removable scrolls a. The scrolls have pins f, which enter vertical holes g in the seat c or may be received in horizontal holes in one end of the sofa-bed if this is of small size, so that the scrolls may constitute an extension.
Patent GB-190901172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Hair.
Inventor: EDMOND DESLOT
IPC: A45D20/06
Filed: 1909-01-16
Abstract: 1172. Deslot, E. Jan. 18, 1908, [Convention date]. [Addition to 2569/07.] Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Hair and head, special drying-appliances for. -Relates to apparatus of the type described in the parent Specification, and consists in the construction and arrangement shown. The base 1, which forms the well of the lamp 2, supports three compartments 5, 6, 12, Fig. 3, containing the heating-chamber, the fan, and the driving-gear, respectively. There are provided a rigid nozzle 15, and a handle 14 by which the appliance is held and the hot air directed.
Patent GB-190904780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Lock Nuts.
Inventor: PEAL EDWARD RAYMOND
IPC: F16B39/32
Filed: 1909-02-26
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 4780. Peal, E. R., and Smyth, D. M. Bowyer-. Feb. 26. Right to Patent relinquished. Locking nuts.-In a nut-lock of the kind in which a spring coil b, placed in a recess in the nut and secured at one end c, grips the bolt when the nut tends to unscrew, the fore end d of the coil projects through a passage or slot e in the nut. When a spanner is applied to unscrew the nut, the end d is pushed into the passage e and the grip of the coil is relaxed. In a modification, the end d does not project outside the nut, but is engaged by a projection on the spanner which enters the passage e.
Patent GB-190906826-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Musical Whistles.
Inventor: DIVINE SILAS REYNOLDS
IPC: G10D99/00
Filed: 1909-03-22
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 6826. Divine, S. R. March 22. Musical toys. - A musical whistle comprises a bellows 9 which the performer strikes with his finger or a knobbed stick, thereby drawing air through a passage 7 and tubes 8, 10, 12 to a chamber 11 which terminates in a narrow orifice, and has an extension 13 provided with a slit 16 and a tube 14, which the performer places in his mouth. The current of air impinges against the edge 16<a>, thereby producing a whistling sound, the pitch of which the performer may vary by using his mouth as a resonator and varying the position of his tongue. The tube 14 is covered by a removable band 15.
Patent GB-190908496-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Means for Actuating Expansion Gears of Steam Engines.
Inventor: DAVIDSON JOHN
IPC: G05D13/00
Filed: 1909-04-08
Granted: 1910-03-17
Abstract: 8496. Davidson, J., and Gibbons, F. C. April 8. Transmitting-mechanism.-In relay motors for moving the expansion gear of steam - engines having forced lubrication, the oil under pressure is used in the relay motor, the control valves of which are actuated by a governor, and the movement of the relay piston is proportional to the movement of the governor sleeve. The governor a, Fig. 1, is connected to the throttle-valve spindle c and also through a lever f to a tube e forming the valve of the relay motor. Oil under pressure is admitted to one side of the piston g, acts against a spring h, and moves the piston until holes o in a sleeve formed on the piston permits oil to flow through the sleeve and out through holes q, the piston being connected to the expansion gear through the arm k. The oil escaping from the piston is collected in the engine base and used again. In a modification, the valve e, Fig. 3, is connected to the governor through a link y, lever z, link p, Fig. 6, bell-crank w, rod v, and bell-crank u ; the lever z is pivoted at 6 to a second lever 2, which is on a fixed pivot 3 and connected to the arm k at a point 4 ; after a displacement of the valve e, the piston, in moving, centres the valve through the arm k, levers z, 2, and link y. The connexion between the rod v and the bell-crank w is through a spring 7, which permits movement of the governor sleeve to act on the throttle valve if the relay motor sticks. In order to be independent of fluctuations in the oil pressure, an accumulator 8, Fig. 3, consisting of a spring-loaded piston, is used, the oil being supplied thereto through a non-return valve 12. In a modification of the apparatus described with reference to Fig. 3, the bell-crank connected to the tbrottle-valve spindle is extended and operates the motor valve through linkage as described with reference to Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190909829-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or applicable to Electric Controller Contact Fingers.
Inventor: JACKSON FRANK
IPC: H01H1/60
Filed: 1909-04-26
Granted: 1910-04-26
Abstract: 9829. Jackson, F., and Hurst, W. L. April 26. Contacts.-The tip a of a controller contactfinger is of copper, and its lower end is held in a groove in a brass middle piece c by a set-screw e. The piece c is attached to a phosphor-bronze spring b. The object of the invention is to enable a worn tip to be readily replaced. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 9550/06 and 19,708/07.
Patent GB-190911178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Securing Tyre Covers upon Wheel Rims.
Inventor: EDWARDS FITZROY PROBYN
IPC: B60B21/12
Filed: 1909-05-11
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 11,178. Edwards, F. P. May 11. Tyre attachments to rims.- To prevent the displacement of the security bolts in manipulating a tyre cover on a wheel rim, the .nut e is formed with a tapped recess to engage a threaded bush b secured in the felloe a. By this means, when the nut e is loosened back, the bolt d may be pushed up into the tyre and held in this position by screwing the nut on to the bush. Inflating- valves may be secured in a similar manner.
Patent GB-190914916-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Means for Operating the Reciprocating Tables of Ironing Machines.
Inventor: PICKLES PERCY
IPC: D06F63/00
Filed: 1909-12-09
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 14,916. Pickles, P., Pickles, W., and Pickles, N. Dec. 9. Ironing-machines with reciprocating tables.- The table H is actuated by means of an endless chain F, which .is driven through a belt pulley L and carries a stud G provided with an antifriction roller engaging with a slotted bracket J attached to the table.
Patent GB-190916618-A (GB)
Title: Hanging Receptacle for Medicines and the like.
Inventor: SMITH JOHNNY BERTHEA
IPC: A61G12/00
Filed: 1909-07-16
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 16,618. Smith, J. B. July 16. Toilet stands.-A receptacle for toilet requisites, adapted to hang on the wall, consists of a canvas back A, pockets C, and a curtain D. Removable rods B, B' are employed at top aud bottom to facilitate rolling-up when empty.
Patent GB-190918328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flame Arc Electric Lamps.
IPC: H05B31/06
Filed: 1909-08-09
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 18,328. Siemens - Schuckertwerke. Aug. 11, 1908, [Convention date]. Arc lamps; arc-lamp electrodes.-In a flame-arc lamp having three downwardly-convergent electrodes two of which support each other, these two contain the whole, or practically the whole, of the flame-producing material.
Patent GB-190928482-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Skiving Leather or the like.
IPC: C14B1/00
Filed: 1909-12-06
Granted: 1910-12-01
Abstract: 28,482. Hall, T. P., and British United Shoe Machinery Co. Dec. 6. Skiving.-In machines in which the work is fed to the knife by a feed-roll which yieldingly presses it against an adjustable or other fixed work guide or presser, an auxiliary yielding pressing-member is provided to press the work against the feed-roll, and thereby assist in feeding and smoothing the work. The invention is shown embodied in a machine of the type described in Specification 24,178/07, which comprises a resiliently mounted feed-wheel F, pivoted at a, and a work-guide G, angularly adjustable about the spindle G<4>. The auxiliary pressing-member consists of a roller 1 carried by a bracket 2, which is pivoted to an extension of the spindle G<4>, and is provided with a rearwardly-extending portion continually pressed upwards by a spring 3, engaging an adjustable screw 5. An adjustable screw 6 passes loosely through this extension and serves as a stop for limiting the operative position of the roller 1.
Patent GB-190928866-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Multiple Centrifugal Fans.
Inventor: ALLDAY EDMUND
IPC: F04D17/16
Filed: 1909-12-10
Granted: 1910-11-03
Abstract: 28,866. Allday, E. Dec. 10. Multi-stage centrifugal fans; balancing moving parts; casings.-A multi-stage fan is built up of a number of similar sections supported on a frame d on a motor casing h and fitted with an end plate c provided with an inverted annular trough of increasing depth terminating in an endwise exit opening c<2>. The impellers have teeth or similar engaging portions on the hubs so that the whole set rotate as one. By this means the impellers may be arranged so that there is no resultant centrifugal force. Alternatively each impeller may be constructed as described in Specification 8672/09, and keyed to the shaft. Each section is fitted to the next by a bead a<4> and has an internal oblique flange a<1> provided with usual vanes a<3>.
Patent GB-190930054-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the Propagation of Plants and for Germinating Seeds.
Inventor: THEILER FRITZ
IPC: A01C1/02
Filed: 1909-12-23
Granted: 1910-04-07
Abstract: 30,054. Theiler, F. Dec. 23. Germinating and propagating appliances. - Relates to an electrically-heated appliance for germinating seeds or propagating plants. The appliance consists of a metal case b supported on a suitable stand, and having a central circular depression in which an electric heater c is placed. The heater is immersed in water. A perforated plate f, supporting a layer g of coconut fibre and a layer h of sand or soil, is supported above the level of the water. The box is closed by a sheet of glass l, in which ventilation holes may be provided. Air admission holes d, which may be partly or entirely closed by sliding plates, are provided above the water-level. Vanes m rotated by the air currents are mounted on spindles carrying agitating-blades immersed in the water. A watergauge e is provided.
Patent GB-191002186-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Sparking Plug.
Inventor: HOSCH ALOIS
IPC: H01T13/46
Filed: 1910-01-28
Granted: 1911-01-12
Abstract: 2186. Hosch, A., and Morrel, R. Jan. 28. Sparking-plugs. - The insulation c and the earthed terminal, in the form of a bush e, are held in place in the plug body by a cap band spring f. The central terminal d, the insulation, and the earthed terminal are removable from the plug body. The engine cylinder may be recessed to receive the terminals and insulation, the body being dispensed with. The central terminal is prolonged to form a drip point so that oil cannot remain on the sparking points, these being above the drip point.
Patent GB-191005709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Crucible Furnaces.
Inventor: EICKWORTH REGNIER
IPC: F27B14/14
Filed: 1910-03-07
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 5709. Eichworth, R. March 16, 1909, [Convention date]. Crucible furnaces are divided into two superposed chambers by a partition or constriction of the walls so that the lower part of the crucible is more strongly heated during the initial stages of the melting. In the gasheated furnace shown in Fig. 1, the heating- chamber is divided by a ring d into upper and lower compartments f, e, into the latter of which combustible gas is supplied through the conduit c. In modifications, the constriction is formed by suitably shaping the walls, and in one case the lower chamber is beneath the level of the bottom of the crucible. The upper chamber preferably increases in width towards the top.
Patent GB-191006944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Non-slipping Rubber Tips and Pads for Soles and Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: PUNCHARD JOHN HENRY
IPC: A43B13/24
Filed: 1910-03-19
Granted: 1910-12-31
Abstract: 6944. Punchard, J. H. March 19. Protectors, construction of; countersunk tips.- Rubber soles, heels, protectors, and tips are moulded with holes in which are inserted conical plugs or insets of cork, compressed cork dust, "suberit," felt, hemp, canvas, cement, and sand, or other non-slipping material. The plugs are inserted from the inside, and may be prevented from falling out by a canvas backing-piece, and by the use of a liquid cement. Fig. 7 shows the invention applied to a combined rubber sole and heel A, the plugs B being prevented from falling out by the backing-piece C. In the case of a rubber tip with inserted studs, the back of the tip is formed with a groove D, Fig. 1, to receive a metal band E, Fig. 2, which is bent round the groove and secured to the heel by screws &c. G.
Patent GB-191006987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal-combustion Engines.
Inventor: THRUTCHLEY WILLIAM FRECKNALL
IPC: F02F3/00
Filed: 1910-03-21
Granted: 1910-09-29
Abstract: 6987. Thrutchley, W. F. March 21. Four stroke - cycle e n g i n e s. - A trunk piston b, slides over a fixed piston o to form a combustion chamber u, and carries a piston v, above which is a second combustion chamber t<1>. The inlet and exhaust ports are shown at f, g respectively; a n d to equalize the effect of the explosion pressures, the diameter of the piston v is made equal to the internal diameter of the trunk piston b.
Patent GB-191009686-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for the Treatment of India Rubber, Gutta Percha, Balata, and the like.
Inventor: GALL JOHN BEACONSFIELD
IPC: C08C3/02
Filed: 1910-04-21
Granted: 1911-02-09
Abstract: 9686. Gall, J. B. April 21. India-rubber &c., extracting resins from.- India - rubber, gutta - percha, balata, &c. are freed from resins &c. by masticating or kneading while in a non-gelatinized condition with a solvent which will dissolve resins, but will not dissolve rubber, for example, alcohol acetone. The Provisional Specification also mentions the use of alkalies, lime, or ammonia in the form of oxide, hydroxide, carbonate or silicate, which may be dissolved or suspended in water or alcohol or in a mixture of both; and solvents for rubber &c. may be mixed with the alkalies &c. The following are stated to be solvents for the resin and not for rubber: -mineral, wood, or coal-tar naphthas or their allies or derivatives, acetone, carbon disulphide, turpentine, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, and other chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Patent GB-191011306-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Pistols.
Inventor: BUSBY ALFRED JAMES
IPC: F41B7/00
Filed: 1909-08-26
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 11,306. Busby, A. J. Aug. 26, 1909. Pistols. - A spring pistol for discharging a ball when playing a game on the table described in Specification 16,383/09, [Class 132(i), Games], consists of a barrel i and handle h formed by a bent wire. The lower limb k to which the trigger j is pivoted has its front end n curved to act as a rest for the ball. A tube s slides on the barrel and receives the spring r in its interior when it is forced back to engage the catch m.
Patent GB-191015391-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of a New Substantive Dis-azo-dyestuff.
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
IPC: C09B35/04
Filed: 1910-06-27
Granted: 1910-09-22
Abstract: 15,391. Bloxam, A. G., [Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron]. June 27. Disazo dyes.-A disazo dye is obtained by combining the tetrazo compound of 1:2:6: 4-toluylenediamine sulphonic acid with two molecular proportions of 2-amino-5-naphthol-7-sulphonic acid in acid solution. The product dyes cotton orange shades becoming bordeaux on development with diazotized p-nitraniline.
Patent GB-191023693-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Covers or Lids for Saucepans or like Utensils.
Inventor: BEGUINOT MARIE ROSE
IPC: A47J36/06
Filed: 1910-10-12
Granted: 1911-03-09
Abstract: 23,693. BÚguinot, [nÚe Philippot], M. R. Oct. 12. Lids and covers.-A lid for saucepans &c. is adapted for use with vessels of different sizes by constructing it of a central part 1 and two or or more detachable rims 3, 4, which can be secured together, for example, by screwing. The screw-thread may be formed by welding a fine metal wire on to one of the parts and forming a corresponding groove in the other part.
Patent GB-191030233-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dynamo Electric Machines.
IPC: H02K1/32
Filed: 1910-12-29
Granted: 1911-08-17
Abstract: 30,233. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Dec. 29. Armatures and field magnets.-A rotor is provided with ventilating-spaces having channels formed therein extending from one portion of the periphery to another and inclined at the two ends at different angles to radial lines. The channels are formed by ribs 7 on the spaceblocks 5 separating the bundles of laminations. In the arrangement shown, the channels are radial in proximity to the windings 8, and inclined in the polar portions 9.
Patent GB-191110413-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Filtering Liquids.
Inventor: WILSON JAMES
Filed: 1911-04-29
Granted: 1911-10-26
Abstract: 10,413. Wilson, J. April 29. Filters, cleansing.-Filtered liquid is collected by perforated pipes c, Fig. 2, situated in V- or U - shaped troughs b, Fig. 1, as described in Specification 433/10, and is led away to a reservoir h through pipes e, f. To cleanse the filter, water from a main or water withdrawn from the reservoir h by a pump m is forced through a pipe k and through nozzles i which project into the pipe e at points diametrically opposite to shaped couplings d by means of which the pipes c are connected to the pipe e. The nozzles and the couplings d form injectors so that air to agitate the medium is drawn in through the pipe f by the cleansing-water.
Patent GB-191116532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Electric Lifts.
Inventor: SCOTT WILLIAM HARDING
IPC: B66B1/48
Filed: 1911-07-18
Granted: 1912-07-18
Abstract: 16,532. Scott, W. H. July 18. Electric equipment; electric push - button systems. - In electric lifts, the motor, which is of the shunt type, is automatically slowed down by first inserting the whole of the starting-resistance and then energizing a solenoid controlled by a dashpot and connected across the armature, which, when the voltage across the armature persists for any appreciable time, puts in a resistance across the armature terminals, or puts on a mechanical brake. The invention is described in connexion with a pushbutton system, the reversing-switch not being shown. When the push-button 10 is pressed, current passes from the positive main 2 through a limit switch 11, solenoid 7, resistance 6 and solenoid 5 to the negative main 3. The switch 4 is thus made and the arm 12 lifted to cut out the starting-resistances 8, the dash-pot 9 preventing this from being done too quickly. On nearing the required floor, just before the limit switch 11 is opened, the switch 15 is closed by the movement of the cage, and the solenoid 7 is short-circuited, the arm 12 falling and throwing the starting-resistances into the armature circuit, and also bridging the contacts 14. If the cage is descending, or is ascending with a light load, this does not diminish the speed, and the voltage across the armature energizes the solenoid 16, which moves up the arm 17 and places resistances i ... m across the armature. The dash-pot 18 prevents the throwing-in of the resistances by a momentary energizing of the solenoid 16. In a modification, the resistances i ... m are dispensed with and the solenoid 16 puts on a mechanical brake. In a second modification, a solenoid adapted to lift off the brake has two windings, one of which is energized to oppose the other when the voltage across the armature is large.
Patent GB-191127018-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mercury Pressure-gauges.
Inventor: ZILLMER MAX
IPC: G01L7/18
Filed: 1911-12-02
Granted: 1912-07-18
Abstract: 27,018. Zillmer, M. Dec. 2. Liquid-level pressure gauges. - A mercury gauge for determining the pressure of gases, such as carbonic acid gas, within a cask cr barrel comprises a U- shaped tube with a central tube c of smaller bore communicating at the top and bottom, by means of tubes h, g, c, with the up-branch b of the U-tube. The height of the mercury in the tube c gives the exact reading of the pressure, which reading may differ from that given by the tube b owing to the bubbles of air or gas that may be forced up through the column of mercury by the pressure of the gas.